February 2012
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New Dance Track from LowHero.DLL - Chartreuse...
January 2012
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LowHero.DLL Announces the Release of Worse Than...
1/8/2012 For immediate release
The 4th official release from LowHero.DLL on the GLIM Records label, Worse Than Digital is a cold exploration of uncertain relationships in the digital age as the objects of our affections and intrigue become less tangible.
Loaded with ominous electro bass lines, strong rhythms, and edgy, noisy synths, LowHero.DLL continues to find some gray area between the...
December 2011
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Song Order for 'Worse Than Digital'
LowHero.DLL is excited to announce the final song order for the upcoming release of Worse Than Digital: 1. Annihilation Dance 2. Worse Than Digital 3. Chartreuse 4. The Ballad 5. Roman Holiday 6. Annihilation Dance (Remixed by Type001) 7. Unique Perspective (Remixed by Polluted) 8. Worse Than Digital (Remixed by Testube) 9. Roman Holiday (Remixed by R010R) 10. Chartreuse (Remixed by Digital Dirt...
My new Akai MPK61 - Akai is the best! →
November 2011
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LowHero.DLL Music Now In Android Music Store →
Great news! The entire LowHero.DLL catalog of releases can now be purchased for download in Google’s Android Music Store. I am a Google fan and avid Android user and I am very happy to see Google enter the short list of cloud-based music stores!
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“How to make a small fortune running an independent record label:
First, start...”
– (via wordarranger)
Find rare and unreleased Gravity Kills here! →
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October 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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Glim Records Proudly Welcomes TYPE001
Since GLIM’s inception in 2008, only two artists - Testube and LowHero.DLL - have graced the release catalog. We’ve been waiting patiently and with high expectations for just the right recording artist(s) to join us and help grow our repertoire in a meaningful way. The time has arrived and it is with great pleasure that we announce the addition of TYPE001 to our line-up.
TYPE001 (read...
The case for EP
It’s official, my next release and potentially all subsequent releases will be in the EP format. As with Sub-Intellect, Worse Than Digital will contain 6 original songs and probably a couple remixes and instrumentals for intro-outro. Release date right now is set for October 1.
Why not albums? Writing an album not only requires insane discipline and patience, but for an indie artist it...
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I just pre-released another new LowHero.DLL...
July 2011
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LowHero.DLL gets some raves from KMNR Radio
When I recently took on a publicist, our first agenda item was to try to get more attention for the gravely under-publicized released, Sub-Intellect from 2009. I am very happy to announce that despite the release date, embarrassingly distant in the ultra-novel world of radio, Sub-Intellect can still impress.
My philosophy with music is that despite the age of the music, all music you’ve...
Lyrics to a new song - Unique Perspective
Unique Perspective
I can scribble some words on a pristine page Place perfect actors on a lighted stage Strike up the symphony for atmosphere Reduce it in complexity until crystal clear I can break it all down I can break it all down for you there’s no way you can see it through my eyes I can break it all down I can break it all down for you there is no way you can think it with my...
Last Orbit - Decoded
In 2007, LowHero.DLL released a track called _Last Orbit_. You can listen to it here. The song was written as a puzzle (or a riddle), using a combination of word-play and code. It has been featured on passionforpuzzles.com and at least a few people have attempted to answer the riddle to no avail. I thought with all the interest in J.J. Abrams and his mysterious shows like Lost, there might be more...
Auto-Tune As Vocal Trainer
A respectable off-purpose use for a much abused effect
Auto-tune is making me a better singer but not in the more obvious way you would expect.
I am sure you all know what the auto-tune effect is and if not, I can guarantee you’ve heard it. A lot. It’s been around since the 90s but its liberal use was probably most popularized by T-Pain and aped by just about every other pop or...
15 Minute Lunch Break by In Virus Tandem
Born on...
Google+ and Facebook Comparison
As I have been a bit of a banner waver for Google+ lately, a curious friend asked me what the big advantage of Google+ is.
I wouldn’t necessarily say that there is a big advantage to Google+ (yet) but there are some competitive features. There are some things missing but I have confidence that Google+ will fill in the gaps pretty quickly.
For me personally, it is really timely that...
An accurate assessment?
Facebook loses nearly 6 million members in May …
… Magnus Hoglund, CEO of Law360.com who has worked on digital media companies for several years, told the U.K.’s Guardian that the new numbers don’t bode well for the site.
“From my experience, I get the sense that being on Facebook is not cool anymore,” Hoglund said. “The early adopters and...
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Another great studio purchase - Canon HF S30
In sorting out ways to beef up promotional efforts and to take my artistry to the next level, it has become quite clear to me that I need to get serious about regularly adding video to my regimen. When I released a video for Annihilation Dance, which was a well-conceived edit I created from video source video not my own, it received raves and really alerted me to the fact that video is expected by...
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The combination of LowHero.DLL and the excellent...
June 2011
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Dislike button? Someone's been paying attention...
I just realized for the first time that MyCube has a “dislike” button. Oh, if I had a dollar for every time someone said they wished that other social network had one of those.
New LowHero.DLL track CHARTREUSE released for...
Why LowHero.DLL Uses Bandcamp for Sales and...
There are are enough web-based digital music distribution services out there to keep ones head spinning like a top for infinity. For independent musicians who manage most of their own promotion and distribution efforts, it can be a daunting prospect to decide which distribution services to use. Over the years, I’ve tried several online methods for selling tracks or albums and by far, the...
LowHero.DLL Welcomes Spencer Fleury as Publicist
In an enhanced effort to get the word out about LowHero.DLL, I have taken on a publicist who will be under contract for at least the next year, managing submissions of marketing material and product samples to radio stations, music blogs, web-zines, and other music centered media outlets.
Spencer has years of experience as a professional copywriter, label operator, music blogger, and musician....
Touring sucks ... LowHero.DLL is a recording...
Al Jourgensen might sound like a bitter crotchety old dude because, well … he’s seen it all and it has taken a bit of a toll. That said, the guy is still high on my list of supposed dickheads worth listening to. Where the rubber meets the road, this guy is and has been on the front lines of the war for quite some time and even with the mainstream attention and adoration that big label...
MyCube Could Carve a New Model - Paid Social...
As some of you may know from previous posts, I am involved in the closed beta test for a new social networking site, MyCube. One of the features I tested for the first time today may actually have some implications for bands, artists, photographers, bloggers, or any other person with content to share and I have to say it is a pretty cool concept that may really differentiate MyCube when or if it...
LowHero's latest studio purchase - ATH-M50... →
I read probably a hundred reviews, covering about 5 of the highly-rated studio monitor headphones (under $200 range) and decided to go with these. With my Amazon prime, I should get them on Tuesday and I can’t wait to use them as I write my next track. It’s been a while since I’ve been excited about getting a new toy. I’ll be sure and post a brief review after a few weeks...
May 2011
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Redesign of LowHero.DLL official site →
I have completed about 85% of the redesign of the official site, with an updated look and more instant audio gratification from the main landing page. I have almost seamlessly incorporated both Tumblr and Bandcamp. Next will be incorporation of Picassa for the gallery. The gallery link just redirects for now but I will add more image content and embed the photo albums in the next week or so. I...
Audio mastering now requires headphones. There, I...
I am currently in the market for a new set of headphones because mine are fading out after many years of use and abuse. I will use them for mixing and mastering, so I want the truest sound. I don’t want anything exaggerated by the headphones and I am willing to pay the money for it. But of course, if you are an engineer or even a savvy producer or home musician, the first thing you are...
More on MyCube ...
In reply to MyCube’s follow-up article to my earlier blog post:
Yes, I agree with this response. I want to reiterate that with my blog post, I am not saying people should leave Facebook for MyCube and I do understand the suggestion to use both but for different levels of sharing. One should consider however that Facebook has demonstrated that the average user is not willing to devote...
60 Billion Earth-sized Planets
The Kepler Telescope found and tracked more than a thousand planets in the first few months of operation as it monitors 156,000 stars - about .0001 percent of the stars within our galaxy. Kepler scientists estimate that there are at least 200 Billion planets in, 30 percent of which are Earth-sized. That’s at least 60 Billion Earth-sized planets. A yet unknown percentage of these are in the...
LowHero.DLL Opens The Hodgepodge Collective Radio...
LowHero.DLL’s remix of Testube’s FODDER FIGURE opened up a radio show called The Hodgepodge Collective this past Saturday night. I’m not credited but Big World Remix is my contribution to Testube’s excellent remix album, UNINTENTIONAL. Check it out. The whole 2-hour show is very cool.
THE HODGEPODGE COLLECTIVE
Goodbye facebook, hello ... MyCube?
When facebook insidiously attempted to influence a bunch of top media outlets to publish some slanderous articles on some of Google’s supposed privacy violations, it was the last straw for me. Luckily, a few bloggers have some professional ethic and didn’t buy into the ploy, instead exposing facebook (yet again) for underhanded tactics in the war for global web dominance.
Today,...
April 2011
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LowHero.DLL joins forces with R010R, an act...
2D Animation Process Walk-through Video (20 min -... →
Jonathan Chalker of the multimedia project LowHero.DLL walks through his process for creating rich, artistic 2D animated video using mostly open source software that is freely available to anyone. This is not a tutorial as much as an in-depth look at the tools and techniques used to create a compelling look and feel for your animated project. For the couple programs discussed in the video that...
Web permanency?
It is interesting to me that experts say one’s web presence is forever yet nothing I did on the web in the 90s or even the very early 00s googles. Perhaps the rule only applies to celebrities and pedophiles?
March 2011
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Did you know? ...
Did you know that you can hear the entire LowHero.DLL catalog on facebook or Bandcamp? Go here to listen at facebook Go here to listen at Bandcamp
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GLIM Records Artist - Testube - Releases Pixies... →
My label-mate Testube has just released a brand new cover version of the classic Pixies track “Wave of Mutilation”, as made famous by the popular eighties flick about pirate radio Pump Up the Volume! The slow and melancholy “UK Surf” version of this song has always been one of my favorite songs from the Pixies, and the Testube version stays fairly faithful to the mood and...
Goodbye MySpace, Hello Tumblr
After 5 years of a frustrating and largely unsatisfying relationship with MySpace, it is time to give it up. As an artist or band that takes itself even just a little seriously, this is not a small move. Even though many of my fellow artists feel the way I do about MySpace, they hold on - for what reason, I am not sure. Some still think that it is a critical presence if you are trying to get...